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NRL History
One hundred years ago rugby league first reached out to it's supporters in Australia and the number answering that call has grown every year since. The Centenary of Rugby League is a salute to those who pioneered the game. To those who, through each generation, have passed it on a little stronger, and to those who will take it into the future. EntryID - 457

Wikipedia
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top competition of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition (known as the Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship), is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand. It is the world's elite rugby league championship and, per season, is the single most viewed and attended rugby football competition in the world. EntryID - 459

Raiders History
The Raiders were now dominating the competition and the Nation's Capital. TV ads, public appearances, everything was now a shade of green throughout the ACT and Queanbean. The Raiders were competition heavyweights and forcing other teams to change they way they played the game. EntryID - 463

Cowboys History
The game we know as Rugby League originated in Northern England during 1895 as a break away code from the well established Rugby Union. Official club competitions were established in Sydney in 1908 and in Brisbane one year later. Many Rugby Union players then decided to play Rugby League, including most of the 1907 Australian Rugby Union team, including Captain Herbert 'Dally' Messenger. EntryID - 465

Sea Eagles History
The origins of the "rugby" game in the Manly area (on the northern side of Sydney Harbour) can be traced back to as early as the 1870s. Manly Rugby Union was initially denied a place in the first Sydney district competition at the start of the 20th century - it being suggested that the area join resources with North Sydney. Manly chose to go alone and eventually was admitted in 1906 to the Sydney competition. EntryID - 467

Titans History
The Northern Rivers District, Tweed and Gold Coasts have a rich rugby league heritage. In 1909 the first Rugby League club outside of Sydney was formed - the Tweed Heads Seagulls. Through its ongoing strong focus on junior development, this club played a major role in laying the platform for the development of rugby league in the region. EntryID - 468

Storm History
The spread of the rugby game throughout the 19th century finally reached Victoria in 1877 when cross-code matches were played between Sydney's Waratah rugby club and Melbourne's Carlton FC in both cities. The southern matches were played at the MCG. In 1888 teams from North Melbourne and Melbourne meet in a lead up to the visit of Stoddart's English rugby team to Melbourne during their Australian tour. EntryID - 471

Knights History
In 1988, a team representing the Newcastle Knights first ran out onto the playing field. In terms of natural talent and financial resources the team was not well endowed. However in terms of courage and commitment the same team was without peer. In those formative years, while the Club's win/loss record remained less than overwhelming, a fearful reputation was simultaneously being forged. EntryID - 472

Eels History
The Parramatta Rugby League Football Club officially came into being in November 1946, when the New South Wales Rugby League accepted an application to join the Sydney premiership. This was a decade after two men instrumental in the formative years of the Eels, Jack Argent and Jack Scullin, had first made representations to the NSWRL for a club to be formed in the town that was then within the junior league boundaries of Western Suburbs. EntryID - 475

Panthers History
Although rugby league had been played in Penrith since 1912 it was not until the 1960s that serious consideration was given to promoting a local team to the elite division. In 1967, the Penrith Panthers made it being accepted along with Cronulla-Sutherland, into the Sydney 1st Division Premiership. EntryID - 476